Deemed Universities in India

Deemed Universities have strengthened the higher education system in India significantly over the last few years. Basically, ‘Deemed University’ is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education, Union Human Resource Development Ministry of India to certain institutions and departments of different universities that are performing really well in specific areas of study.

Selection of Deemed Universities is depended on the advice of University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. After getting the ‘deemed’ status, these institutions and their research centers can enjoy complete autonomy in drafting their syllabus, course work and all other project ideas. They are also given the privileges of a university such as setting up their own admission rules, regulations, fee structures and many more. Degrees offered by these universities are approved worldwide and job prospecte is also good in such cases.

Deemed Universities – State

Among all Indian states, Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of Deemed Universities, while states like Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, etc. do not have such universities. Here is a list containing the number of Deemed Universities in all states of India:

State

Deemed Universities

Recognition sub judice

State

Deemed universities

Recognition sub judice

Andhra Pradesh

3

1

Madhya Pradesh

3

0

Arunachal Pradesh

1

0

Maharashtra

21

3

Bihar

2

1

Orissa

2

1

Chandigarh

1

0

Pondicherry

1

1

Delhi

11

1

Punjab

2

0

Gujarat

2

1

Rajasthan

8

3

Haryana

5

3

Tamil Nadu

29

16

Jharkhand

2

0

Uttar Pradesh

10

4

Karnataka

15

6

Uttarakhand

4

3

Kerala

2

0

West Bengal

1

0

However, the National School of Drama, Delhi, is not included in the above list as it has changed its status on 7 October 2011. As per the latest record, the status of the institute is not clear. Therefore, the list shows that there is a total of 129 deemed universities among which recognition of 44 is sub judice in the Supreme Court.